Memorial day (B-day) weekend

Memorial day weekend is always extra special since it happens to coincide with my birthday. This year was one I will remember for a long time.

On Saturday grammy and grandpa join us for brunch at the Space Needle restaurant. The weather was perfect, perhaps even a tad hot for us Seattlites. The view was spectacular but I think the girls were most impressed by the helium balloons and dry ice fog-oozing desserts.

After lunch we went on a quick ride in the boat, then scooted back to Bellevue for a rib-tastic BBQ. Evie was so excited about my birthday that she decorated her plastic peddle car with birthday cards and drawings of Dad+Evie. After dinner May took me for a summer evening drink at a fancy bar /restaurant in Bellevue.

On Sunday afternoon Greg and I took Evie + Blakely on an overnight boat camping trip. We geared up the boat, loaded it with hot dogs, and then drove the boat over to Seaward Park in Seattle and dropped anchor. The girls had a blast giggling and watching us (try) to catch fish.

On Monday May and Nora picked us up at the boat and whisked us away back to Bellevue where we went to the park a couple times (pre and post Nora nap). The wild flowers were beautiful and Nora couldn't resist picking a few.

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